About Me

I am a Christian, wife of 28 years to an amazing man, and mom to identical triplet girls in college. I came to know Christ through Bible Study Fellowship (BSF), and it is a ministry near and dear to my heart. I was in leadership at BSF for 14 years as a Substitute Teaching Leader, Group Leader, Children's Leader, and Class Secretary. I am also a certified childbirth educator and infant massage instructor. Besides having a passion for the Lord and sharing Him with others, I am also passionate for art, and I love to help and share with other paper crafters and artists. I enjoy doing layouts of all sizes, art journaling, cards, mixed media, ATCs, altered art, etc. I love it all!

In accordance with FTC16CFR, Part 255, I declare that I currently receive or have received free products or am paid a fee to promote and endorse for free from the following companies: Canvas Corp Brands, Memory Box Co., Blue Fern Studios, Our Daily Bread Designs, Spellbinders Paper Arts, Stampin' Things, and Scrapbook.com. These companies generously supply me with complimentary products and/or a paid fee for promotional purposes. My enthusiasm in promoting their products does not stem from the fact that I am compensated by them, but because I truly love their products and feel their product lines and services to be superior in this industry.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Welcome to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine's A Faith Perspective Thankful for Friends Faith Blog Hop. Today, we're out in force on the internet showing our faith and giving the glory to God. United, we stand as Christian paper crafters and blog owners to make a presence on the internet for all to see. We're celebrating the theme of friends and we're happy to share our projects with you based on the verse:

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up." Ecc4:9-10a

If you're just joining in on the fun, you can find the start of the train here. We also would like to take a moment to thank our generous co-sponsors: Layers of Color Stamps, Gina K Designs Stamps, and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Together with Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, these companies have donated some wonderful prizes for today's blog hop.

Prizes? Oh, yeah! There will be three lucky grand prize winners for today's event which includes:

**One $100 gift certificate from Layers of Color Stamps AND a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.**One basket of goodies--four stamp sets from Gina K Designs and a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.**One set of digital stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and a 3 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

To enter, make sure you visit the first blog post here for all of the details. Now let's look at my creation for today's hop!

I created this card using one of the new releases from Layers of Color called Butterfly Collector. This will be released tomorrow, 11/14, so you are getting a special treat seeing one of the newest and fun stamps! There are many butterfly stamps in this set but this is just one of them. I think most of my blog readers know how much I LOVE houndstooth. Well, Laura created a houndstooth butterfly stamp! Wasn't she sweet to include houndstooth? :) I just LOVE it, and I can see myself using this little cutie a LOT! Papers: Paper Trey Ink, Webster's Pages, Strathmore watercolor paper, Layman's Bible Encyclopedia 1964Stamps: Layers of Color Butterfly CollectorStamp Ink: SU Close to Cocoa, SU Creamy CaramelEmbellishments: Dritz pins, misc. ribbon, Memory Box pearl stickers white , Stickles lime green, Stickles cotton candy, Derwent watercolor pencils, sewing machine, Bo Bunny rub-on sentiment

The scripture comes from an old Bible encyclopedia I got from Paperbackswap so that I can tear out scripture without tearing apart a Bible!

Well, I hope you are enjoying the hop, and I hope you enjoyed my creation for today. Your next stop on this blog hop is: Cassie!! Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by. May the Lord bless you with a joyous weekend!

Hello Patter - this is such a gorgeous 'expression of the heart' love it!! Your scripture is beautifully done - I love the way you have used the Layers of Color New Release butterflies - gorgeous!! I am so blessed to be working with you Patter and am blessed by you in so many ways - what a beautiful friend you are to so many!! God bless you my friend!! {{{hugs}}}

Oh, this is my favorite creation of yours! What a marvelous card!! I love how you decorated the "Patter's Butterfly". I'm glad I designed it for you, you've taken it to new heights!I'm honored to call you my friend. You bring sunshine to my life!

Patter this is gorgeous!!! The butterly images are beautiful and the colors you used are so pretty and soothing! The pap is gorgeous and I love the idea of tearing the scripture out of an old encyclopedia... a GREAT idea!!! God bless you for all you do! He is using you in wonderful ways!

As with all your creations, this is gorgeous and inspiring! Love the detail on the butterfly, and love the showcasing of the scripture! Thanks for the great tip for not having to destroy our books to incorporate text into our projects! I'll be using that for sure!TFS!!!!

absolutely GORGEOUS job with these wonderful new butterflies Patter!! :) LOVE LOVE LOVE those houndstooth ones and can't wait to play more. Your blog is full of inspiration and I will definately be vising more soon! :) Thanks for sharing! x

Butterflies, as symbols of new life in Jesus, are my favorites, and I truly love how you've used the entire Scripture from an original source. Thanks so much for sharing your talent through your faith expressions!

Pater, your card is just beautiful! I love those houndstooth butterflies! I'm glad you explained where your Bible verse came from. I was just looking at it, thinking that it looked just like it came from the Bible & wondering what font you used! So thanks for answering my question, and what a great resource for realistic looking Bible verses. I need to hit the used bookstore! TFS and have a blessed day!

Dear Patter, I just love the Layers of Color called Butterfly Collector you've used here. I sure wish I could get some of those great stamps to create with. Your card is awesome and it's wonderful that you found an old Layman's Bible that you can use to scrap with. Great stuff hon! Thank you for sharing your love of the Lord -- that's so awesome that we are free to do so. Hugs and blessings, Helen